Hi! Welcome to my walk page. I'm Krista Loke, a life long Moorhead resident( Go SPUDS!) Mother, Wife & amateur gardener. I am the Sr Branch Administrator with Tim Oehlke's Office at Edward Jones. I am also one of the Alzheimer's Regional Coordinators for Edward Jones.
Edward Jones has formed a strategic alliance with the Alzheimer's Association and are partnering with them for the Walk to END ALZ .
Currently, more than 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. Meaning 1 in 9 people age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's and that number is expected to grow to as many as 16 million by 2050.
In North Dakota there are over 15,000 people living with Alzheimer's or other forms of Dementia. Projected to increase 12-17% by 2025.
25,000,000 total hours of unpaid care.
Medicare costs of $19,269 per person living with Alzheimer's per capita in ND. And 18% of Hospice resident have a primary diagnosis of a form of Dementia. However, we can help our communities in the fight to END ALZ!
In Minnesota there are over 99,000 people living with Alzheimer's or other forms of Dementia. Projected to increase 17-22% by 2025.
There are 163,000 Caregivers currently caring for their loved one with Dementia in MN.
Providing 225,000,000 total hours of unpaid care. Medicare costs of $25,834 per person living with Alzheimer's per capital in MN. And 21% of Hospice residents have a primary diagnosis of a form of Dementia. We need to Fight to END ALZ for our families and neighbors!
There is some great news! We are in a new Era.
We are in THE ERA OF TREATMENT. For the first time in 2023 two new drugs were approved by the FDA for the treatment of early onset Alzheimer's. There are other drugs in clinical trials in the works this year and Therapies for more advance stages providing hope and a clearer way forward. The work continues and so does our fight for the day Alzheimer's is only in History books.
Behind all of these numbers though are people, people we know and love. Those living with Alzheimer's & other forms of Dementia and their caregivers.
Our families, friends, colleagues and members of our community. Our future is at risk unless we can find a way to change the course of this disease. Together, we can end Alzheimer's disease.
Please join my team and support our goal to advance the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer's Association.
And, Thank you for joining the fight against Alzheimer's.
Let's see how far we can go!
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